Hope Channel
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| Hope Channel | |
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| Launched | October 10, 2003 |
| Owned by | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Bringing God's Truth Home [1] |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | International |
| Website | Adventist Television Network www.hopetv.org |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV (U.S.) | 368 (will be added on April 29, 2009)[2] |
| Available on several other satellite systems worldwide | Check local listings |
| Cable | |
| Check local listings | |
Hope Channel is an international Seventh-day Adventist TV network and the flagship station of the Adventist Television Network (ATN). Hope Channel features programming produced by Adventist churches, colleges, hospitals and institutions, covering religious, health, educational and family life topics. The network's slogan is Bringing God's Truth Home. [1]
Hope Channel is a 24-hour broadcaster on many satellite and cable networks around the world and is available over-the-air in some communities. It is also available for live Internet streaming from their website. On March 18, 2009, Hope Channel announced that it will be made available on American satellite television provider DirecTV on April 29, 2009. It will be on DirecTV channel 368 to Choice package subscribers. [2]
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[edit] Hope Channel Around the World
Hope Channel is broadcast in different flavors throughout the world:
- Hope Channel (HC) - English (North and Central America)
- Hope Channel International (HCI) - English
- Hope Church Channel - English
- Esperanza TV - Spanish (North and Central America)
- Nuevo Tiempo - Spanish (South America)
- Novo Tempo - Portuguese
- Speranta - Romanian
- Hope Channel Europe (HCE) - English, Romanian, Portuguese, Czech, French, Italian, Norwegian, Russian and Ukrainian
- Hope Channel Deutsch - German
- Hope Channel Slovak - Czech (Internet Channel)
- Hope Channel Norge - Norwegian (Internet Channel)
- Hope Channel China - Chinese (Internet Channel)
- Hope Channel Arabic - (Coming Soon) [3]
[edit] International Audience
Its international outreach is furthered by local representatives. A case in point is Enoch Mogusu of Kisii, Kenya. When there was an evangelistic series in Mwanza, Tanzania, African volunteers were invited to come for training in how to use satellite dishes. Mogusu was concerned about the high cost of these imported dishes, so he went home and designed a much less expensive, but very effective version. He then trained 242 other metalworkers from various African countries, with an estimated 7,000 or more dishes made by them. From there, he went on to establish low power TV stations to broadcast downlinked Hope TV programs on local channels. The Hope Channel chose him to lead out in extending these stations throughout Africa.
[edit] History
The Hope Channel was launched October 10, 2003 by Adventist Television Network (ATN). [3]
[edit] Satellite Availability
Hope Channel is available on the following satellites.
[edit] North America and Central America
Satellite: AMC-4
Hope Channel
Esperanza TV
Frequency: 11.98350 GHz (11983)
Polarity: Horizontal fixed
Symbol Rate: 5.9000 Msps (05900)
FEC: 2/3 (Auto)
NTSC
[edit] Europe, North Africa, Middle East, parts of Russia
Satellite: Hotbird 6 at 13°E
Hope Channel Europe
Frequency: 11.0130 GHz
Polarity: Horizontal
Symbol Rate: 27.500 Msps
FEC: 3/4
PAL
[edit] Asia, Africa & Europe
Satellite: PAS 7 at 68.5°E (C-band large dish system)
Hope Channel International
Frequency: 4.0695 GHz, (04069)
Polarity: Vertical fixed
Symbol Rate: 3.0030 Msps, (03003)
FEC: 2/3
PAL
Satellite: PAS-10 (Ku-band small dish system)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Hope Channel International
Frequency: 12.722 (GHz)
Polarity: Vertical
Symbol Rate: 26652 Msps
FEC: 1/2
PAL
[edit] Pacific Rim
Satellite: PAS-2 at 169°E
Hope Channel International
Downlink Freq: 4.0220 GHz
L-Band Frequency: 1.128
Polarization: Horizontal fixed
Symbol Rate: 5.900 Msps
FEC: 2/3
PAL
Satellite: Optus B3 at 152.0°E (Ku-band small dish system)
Australia and New Zealand
Hope Channel International
Frequency 12.525 GHz
Polarity Vertical
Symbol Rate 30.000 Msps
FEC: 2/3
PAL
[edit] South and Central America
Portuguese and Spanish broadcasts
Satellite: NSS-806 at 40.5°W
Hope Channel - Latin America
Esperança New Times [Portuguese]
Esperanza New Times [Spanish]
Frequency: 3.67400 GHz
Symbol Rate: 8.8000 Msps
FEC: 3/4
Polarization: Circular (left)
NTSC
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Hope Church Channel
- Hope Channel Spanish - North and Central America
- Hope Channel Spanish - South America
- Hope Channel Portuguese
- Hope Channel Romania
- Hope Channel International in Africa website
- Hope Channel Europe website
- Hope Channel Germany website
- Hope Channel Norway website
- Hope Channel China
- Adventist Television Network
- Official North American Satellite Equipment Distributor
